An album that thrives when it strays away from gimmicky and dated production, which only happens occasionally.
Son Lux discography #3
Another step up from their previous album for me. I love a lot of the songs on here and find them to be very emotional and well made.
Track breakdown:
Alternate world: this is a great opening to this album. Very beautiful and atmospheric. Solid track. 8.9/10
Lost it to trying: another incredible song with amazing singing and creative production. Another super amazing song. 9.2/10
Ransom: another really nice song. Not as good as the previous two songs for me but ... read more
"Electronic" may not be enough to describe the style of Son Lux. Their hybrid music transcends the boundary from electronic to organic sound. It is distorted as much as it is melodic, and unfamiliar as much as it is cozy.
Alternate World: 8/10
Lost It To Trying: 10/10
Ransom: 6/10
Easy: 8/10
No Crimes: 9/10
Pyre: 7/10
Enough Of Our Machines: 8/10
Plan The Escape: 8/10
Lanterns Lit: 9/10
Quite a good compilation of sounds and melodies that I would like to see incorporated in the future, although the current scene of which this album exists in is just a territory I am all too unfamiliar with, unfortunately. That being said, I did find myself enjoying the album a fair but, Lost It To Trying is a fantastic song ... read more
1 | Alternate World 4:15 | 75 |
2 | Lost It to Trying 4:43 | 84 |
3 | Ransom 5:09 | 69 |
4 | Easy 4:01 | 77 |
5 | No Crimes 5:00 | 73 |
6 | Pyre 4:56 | 72 |
7 | Enough of Our Machines 5:09 | 66 |
8 | Plan the Escape 5:32 | 67 |
9 | Lanterns Lit 2:56 | 77 |
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